June 27, 2019
09:36 am JST

Don’t disrespect the country?

I believe Trump has done a fine job of that already. Instead of bashing her, he should look at why so many sports franchise and players keep refusing to attend the annual White House meeting for champions.

June 27, 2019
09:48 am JST

Rapinoe shouldn’t be showing such disrespect to her country and employer.

She is doing neither. Her employer is the US Soccer Federation, not some fat infant in a posh house. Again Trump tries to associate disrespect for him for lack of love of the nation. My guess he'll be hugging flags again soon.

June 27, 2019
10:12 am JST

June 27, 2019
10:14 am JST

June 27, 2019
10:23 am JST

dissent is the greatest form of patriotism.

Public dissent is. That is how you know your democracy is strong. It can handle political conversations even when there are disagreements.

Hopefully, Megan Rapinoe only means that she won't visit the White House with the current President in office, though it would be a great chance for the entire team to make a pro-woman's political statement that the world would see and hear.

June 27, 2019
10:57 pm JST

June 28, 2019
06:29 pm JST

That video was shot way back on Jan 25th in Los Angeles, USA. It was a supplement to a magazine’s Women’s World Cup special issue that came out in May.

In the video interview, which was shot before the World Cup, Rapinoe told an Eight by Eight magazine reporter who asked if she is excited about going to the White House, “I’m not going to the f-cking White House… We’re not going to be invited.” The soccer star said she was more focused on playing well than on the opinion of her president. “We just expect to win every single game,” she said of the upcoming Women’s World Cup, quickly changing the subject.